These grants are part of $32.5 million in funding the Patrick Administration has focused on reducing heating and cooling costs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and creating clean energy jobs across Massachusetts

A recent study by Ceres — "Practicing Risk-Aware Electricity Regulation: What Every State Regulator Needs to Know" — concluded that the least cost and least risk for future energy resources is energy efficiency.

Martin Orio and other experts will discusshow Geothermal energy is an often-overlooked resource in the renewable portfolio, but in reality these systems have the potential to power, heat, and cool homes and businesses across Maine.